• Eastern Awa Style (Gyokusuien) - Nestled among the historic shrines and peaceful landscapes of Kyoto, a haven of tranquility invites you to immerse yourself in the senchado tradition.\n\nSenchado, the Japanese tea ceremony that celebrates sencha tea leaves, provides a deep insight into the nation’s esteemed cultural past. During your visit, you will observe a senchado tea ceremony, receive instruction on the preparation and presentation of sencha tea, and savor the sencha you’ve crafted alongside traditional wagashi sweets.\n\nExperience sequence:\nA sencha tea ceremony exhibition\nInstruction on the preparation and presentation of sencha tea\nRelish in the sencha tea you’ve prepared with wagashi (Japanese confections)\n\nLearn How to Prepare and Serve Sencha Tea:\nAfter watching the ceremony, you’ll have the opportunity to partake in this revered custom. With the tea master’s mentorship, you’ll master the delicate process of preparing and presenting sencha tea. Senchado is a ceremonious and sophisticated art that focuses on the meticulous preparation and offering of sencha tea, which is derived from steamed leaves. The practice of senchado is characterized by its precision, meticulous attention to detail, and a profound reverence for the tea’s aesthetics and taste.

• Enjoy refreshing green tea
• Taste traditional Japanese sweets

• Private transportation

Would you like to brew your own delicious tea?

In most tea ceremony workshops, you are not allowed to handle tea utensils. However, in the hands-on classes we host, you can actually touch the utensils and learn the process of brewing tea from scratch.

The instructor is a master of the Higashi Abe school. They have taught many students, so they will gently and carefully teach you how to make tea.

You are also welcome to take as many pictures as you like to make your experience memorable. We hope you will make your trip to Japan a memorable and enjoyable one.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.